“People are there for the drama, so let's do it,” Kevin Germanier said ahead of a fall collection in which he recaptured the energy of his early days.
He tried a lot in 19th19th century performing arts theater where he presented the show, opened and closed by his muse, the prominent French drag artist La Grande Dame, who is currently competing in the second season of “RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World.”
A 55-person brass orchestra on stage played live while their lineup was a riot of colors, sequins, wobbly embellishments and found beads – how many more of those do you have in store?
Germanier said this was his introduction to haute couture, a space he now feels ready to enter.
The Swiss designer not only feels that working in Paris requires bringing “the most creative and craziest version” of his aesthetic to the table, but he also believes it would be “a very good business strategy” for his six-year-old brand. . This is particularly the case after the proof-of-concept collection he made for the LVMH Circularity initiative, using 100 percent recycled materials from the luxury group's houses.
So even her weaves got an artisanal update, courtesy of her 84-year-old grandmother and 87-year-old great-aunt, who teamed up to create the season's beaded versions.
Plus, there's always something new for him to turn into fantastic creatures. This time they are spikes commonly used in floral arrangements. “Not only am I the container of fashion but now I am the container of any material,” he joked.
He made them protrude from the seams like prickly outlines or attached them as feather analogs to corseted dresses made of rhodoid plates assembled with metal rings.
“No compromises,” he said. “This is a fantasy. There's a reason why it's a show: it's not just the girls, it's not just the clothes, it's the whole story.”
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